Another Turkey day has come and gone and we are sad to see it go. Unfortunately we arrived at our destination late so we didn’t get any pictures of what was made. There was the usual suspects, more about Turkey, cost green beans stuffing cranberries but with a few new items. I made Jason’s famous smoked sweet potato/potato mash, there was a refreshing fennel salad, more sweet potatoes with paprika, and Anna’s butternut squash with parmesan cheese, thyme and fresh parsley. Luckily for us Jason did take pictures and made a fabulous pumpkin pie that disappeared faster than giblet gravy! Or was it a pumpkin pie? I told everyone I would let them know what was it it but not til after. So without further ado the secret ingredients in the the pies were Butternut Squash and Brandy. No pumpkins were harmed in the making of this pie. We got the recipe from The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/11/14/dining/100000001903215/pumpkin-pie.html We thought, hmmmm interesting lets do it! The results speak for themselves. Two pies gone in no time. We also had an actual pumpkin pie and it was also delicious. But I think from now on it’s Butternut Squash Pie that will be made in The Lab.

So for my birthday we did a couple things, view one of them was go to our favorite Japanese market the Mitsuwa Marketplace in New Jersey. The prices are amazing and the selection is always interesting and different. We usually end up with half the store and very full bellies. This time we actually ate before we shopped, viagra
but not before taking a quick spin around. We had a great meal of Spicy Melty Pork Ramen and Pork Don. Then went in for the kill. We started in the produce department grabbed some Kyo Ninjin carrots from the local Suzuki farm, along with some daikon radish, and Chinese cucumbers we pickled using a Miso Pickling Mix. We also grabbed a jar of Teriyaki mushrooms, a package of dried mushrooms for soup, some saki, wasabi peas, instant miso soup and instant curry for those long busy days at work when you have little time for lunch. We always pick up something we have no idea of what it is, this time it was a package of unusual veggies in water. To me they are screaming soup!!! We actually showed great restraint this time. With only two bags of goodies we walked away happy and not over burdened with what we purchased. All in all it was a good Birthday outing.